The medical clown connects with patients in a way that is markedly different from the rest of their experience in the hospital.

It takes about 6 hours of practice a day for quite a few years to become a professional juggler. I started when I was 14 and that discipline has helped me immensely as a performer.

When I am performing, I try to follow the advice I give to my students. This can be very hard - I was never a good student and I find I'm no better when I am the teacher.

The moment when I can see a student's block, name the challenge and watch them become fuller and more dynamic in front of their colleagues' eyes is as rich a moment in a boardroom as it is in a ring.

Goals are the road maps that guide you to your destination. Cultivate the habit of setting clearly-defined written goals

In my heart, I am American, and I believe I have a free will and can take charge of my own destiny.

A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure.

I think it has a lot to do with determination. I treat people the way I want to be treated and believe if you work hard you can have the things you want in life.

Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.

One learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters.

That's what dating is for, after all - to learn if you're compatible with someone.

You get so used to a world that you complain, but never actually want anything different. Why crave the unfamiliar?

I've always wanted an office job so I can tell someone, "I'm going to take a long lunch," or "I'm out of the office." I don't know why, but I've always seen so much stability in clocking in.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.